for : . IIO R T U S JAM A 1 C E N S 1 3. 2 1 9 



jnfro v on, will yield, at .an average, a pinf of seeJ, or five thousand graniS. A grain 

 pfsurc-l .' id'is twice the size of'a gnuiiiOf wiieata A bushel of wheat, weighing 

 sixty-tn Is, will contain six hundred and sixteen thonsand grains, consequently 



I ..'. -..r.'-.i . . ; :ed will contain but half that number, or three hundred and 

 ei ii : I Ifi singl plant yields five thousand grains, sixty four will produce 



t ir hmi In d aii I twenty thousand, which is an excess-oftwel've thousand grains ab ire 

 what wo ild red to fillabusbel. A i English acre consist! of fortythree..tho'usand 



1 and red and si ty square feet, and allowing three feet 'to /each plant, will therefore 

 coii' burteen thou >an I hve hundred and twenty 'plants ; which, at sixty four plants 

 to . !, will : 2!2G bushels, or fifty six sacks- and a half, at four bushels to the 

 sack ; which a Mounts to twenty-eight quarters of seed over and above the twelve thou- 

 sa i I grains sufpdus of each i ashel ; wliich for the whole a'cre woulcl be nearly equal to 

 nine sacks more", that are all lived for depredation , of birds and f >r waste. This would 

 be a vast product of grain considering that wheat yields bat five quarters to the acre. 

 Mr. sauhders aeconiUs-iforthis extraordinary produce, by stating that the sun-flower 

 plant spreads its branches and heads in successive layers, one over another, somewhat 

 after the manner of apple trees. 



*' lie states also tliat the stalks of the plants would make good fuel, of which an acre 

 wonl ; yield from three -to nine waggon loads; and that they might be formed ir.to 

 hurdles for enclosing sheep. 



''The leaves of the sun-flower would afford an excellent green food for cattle ; rabbits 

 eat it greedily ; and there is no reason why it should not answer equally well for other 

 animals. 



" The seeds are generally sown in February or March, but some suppose that it would 

 be betterto sow them i i November or December. They should be dibbled into holes 

 three feet asunder, in rows a .foot apartj When the siipernumerarj plants arise they 

 should be thinned nut with the hoe. It would be better to pull the plants up when 

 ripe, than tocut them, becayse of their woody nature, and to prevent scattering the 

 seed. They should be left in the field some time to dry after being pulled, and should 

 then be bouud with tarred twine, and stacked in small sheaves in the field, with the 

 heads inclining inwards ; they might afterwards, when perfectly dry, be stacked in the 

 same manner as corn. Mr. Saunders thinks the seeds might be used as food for man, 

 as thev have a pleasant taste, like a nut, and children often are fond of them. Bees 

 eagerly seek the flowers, and it is supposed much advantage might be obtained from 

 the honey they would produce." 



The only objection that appears against the cultivation of the sun-flower plant, arises 

 Ifoui the great inequality with which the heads ripen, but perhaps means might be 

 found to diminish the inconvenience this would occasion ; and the cultivation of them 

 is at least worth a fair trial, from the many advantages of it pointed out. 



Sun-Flower, Tickseided See Ticksekded Sun-Flower. 



SUPPLE-JACK. PAULLINIA. 



Cl. 8, or. 3. Octandrid trigynia. Nat. or. Trihilata. 

 This was so named, from Simon Pauili, professor of botany at Copenhagen. 



Gen* 



